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About Us
We are a family owned and operated kennel located on 10 beautiful acres in Southern Manitoba, Canada about 30 minutes north of the US border. We are approximately 1 hour from the Winnipeg International Airport. We have been successfully shipping puppies across Canada and the United States since 2000. We started breeding Doodles in 2002, but had previously bred purebred Labrador Retrievers and Havanese. Our focus is now on Doodle crosses only. We love our dogs and puppies and provide them with the utmost care and attention. They are our family, our life!
Bruce and Nicole Dyck
Our dogs are housed in either one of two kennel buildings or in our home. The biggest of the two kennels is 40' x 20' which includes 9 indoor/outdoor runs, grooming area and puppy nursery. The second kennel building is 24' x 36' and includes 7 indoor/outdoor runs. We have built our runs bigger than the recommended regulation size to better accommodate the dams and their pups, it also gives us the advantage of allowing our dogs to room in together for canine socialization, playtime and exercise. All dogs and puppies have doggy doors in each individual run to allow them indoor/outdoor access 24 hours a day.
When the dams are near their due dates they are brought into our home where we have two birthing rooms set up for them. Pups then stay in our home for 1 to 2 weeks depending on any special needs required by the dam such as a c-section, problems with nursing, etc. Once we know that the mom and pups are ready they make the move into the puppy nursery of the bigger kennel building where they remain with their mother until weaning is completed. At 6 weeks of age we begin teaching them to use a doggy door to potty outside and they are introduced to a crate in their indoor area.
We keep a close eye on the newborns in our home to ensure they are growing well and getting lots of loving care. We spend a lot of time with our puppies, as do our children, Riley (13) and Janelle (11). Our children take great delight in naming all the pups, playing with them, handling them and falling in love with each and every one of them. None of the pups leave us being shy or aggressive, we take pride in caring for them all as individuals before they move on to their new homes.
Our goal at Blazing Star Doodles is to produce happy, healthy puppies who will grow into beloved family pets and companions. We like to know about our adoptive families before a pup moves on because we want to provide our pups with the very best homes possible. We do check up on the pup and it's new family periodically via phone or email and are always willing to answer any questions or give advice when requested. Oh and we do insist on getting pictures of all our pups as they grow!
